New York’s Order for 17,000 Ventilators Falls Through as Hospitalizations Continue Rising

A ventilator is displayed during a news conference at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse on March 24, 2020. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo

An order New York state placed for 17,000 ventilators fell through, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday.

“We had paperwork. We had contracts. And then they never appeared,” Cuomo told reporters in Albany.